Three-dimensional model illuminates key aspects of early development From a biological standpoint, the earliest stages of life are the most mysterious. A developing human embryo undergoes a flurry of rapid changes, and these changes are exceedingly difficult t

Psychological Capital in Food Safety Social Co-governance Introduction Food safety is a challenge that governments across the globe are grappling with, particularly in developing countries. According to Wu et al. (2018), establishing a better and sustainable f

Translating proteins into music, and back: By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations Want to create a brand new type of protein that might have useful properties? No problem. Just hu

Depression and Sequential Decision-Making Revisited Imagine you are going to speed-date events. You have the aim to find a partner who fits the best to you. You get to know one person after another for a few minutes, and before a bell rings, you have to decide

New mouse model of Parkinson Parkinson’s disease can begin in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, researchers report June 26th in the journal Neuron. This pathway was observed in a new mouse model, which recapitulates both motor and non-

Migraine increases the risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth Despite the fact that many women who suffer migraines find that the number and severity of these severe headaches decrease during pregnancy, migraines are now being linked to elevated

Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders: Identifying kids who control their tics may help others at risk for Tourette syndrome At least 20 percent of elementary school-age children develop tics such as excessive blinking,

Empathy and Depression Among Early Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Parental Support Introduction Early adolescence is a period of great developmental challenges: the pubertal transition is associated with many physical and psychological changes, that can b

Gendered Development of Motivational Belief Patterns in Mathematics Across a School Year and Career Plans in Math-Related Fields Introduction Motivation declines during adolescence, especially in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. This

Body Representation in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy Introduction Children have been using drawings to express themselves since ancient times (Wittmann and Barber, 2013). The idea that spontaneous drawing of young children may reflect their physical,

How a one-hour ‘planting party’ lifts spirits, builds skills among women in prison — ScienceDaily Both the study’s idea and its outcomes were straightforward: Organize a short houseplant-potting workshop for incarcerated women and see i

A ‘joint’ problem: Investigating marijuana and tobacco co-use Tobacco isn’t the only thing being smoked in the Deep South, and for many, it’s only half of their habit. Marijuana, long thought to be a gateway drug to harder substances,

Integrating infant mental health into the neonatal intensive care unit Bringing a baby into the world involves many firsts — mothers and fathers are discovering their new roles, babies are learning what it means to live outside the womb, and the family i

Cannabidiol could help deliver medications to the brain Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, is being touted as beneficial for many health conditions, ranging from anxiety to epilepsy. Although much more research is needed to verify thes

Gender Differences in Generating Cognitive Reappraisals for Threatening Situations: Reappraisal Capacity Shields Against Depressive Symptoms in Men, but Not Women Introduction Among the most pervasive differences between men and women in the realm of emotion i

Mindfulness and Leadership: Communication as a Behavioral Correlate of Leader Mindfulness and Its Effect on Follower Satisfaction Introduction In the last decades, the construct of mindfulness, an open, non-judging awareness of the current experience (Baer, 20

Multiple-Choice Item Distractor Development Using Topic Modeling Approaches Introduction Multiple-choice testing is one of the most enduring and successful forms of educational assessment that remains in practice today. Multiple-choice items are used in educat

From one brain scan, more information for medical artificial intelligence: System helps machine-learning models glean training information for diagnosing and treating brain conditions MIT researchers have devised a novel method to glean more information from i

Mediating Effect of Trait Emotional Intelligence Between the Behavioral Activation System (BAS)/Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and Positive and Negative Affect Introduction From a neurobehavioral perspective, individual differences in personality traits em

Open-Book Versus Closed-Book Tests in University Classes: A Field Experiment Introduction The testing effect is one of the most prominent instances of difficulties during learning, being desirable for long-term learning (Bjork, 1994; Roediger and Karpicke, 200

Woman with novel gene mutation lives almost pain-free A woman in Scotland can feel virtually no pain due to a mutation in a previously-unidentified gene, according to a research paper co-led by UCL. She also experiences very little anxiety and fear, and may ha

With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight: Opsins make It was surprisingly simple. University of California, Berkeley, scientists inserted a gene for a green-light receptor into the eyes of blind mice and, a month later, they were navigating around o

With autism on the rise, science is on the hunt for answers — ScienceDaily One in 59 children are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a wide array of conditions affecting a child’s social, emotional, and behavioral development. With p

With age comes hearing loss and a greater risk of cognitive decline: But study suggests higher education might counter effects of milder hearing impairment Hearing impairment is a common consequence of advancing age. Almost three-quarters of U.S. adults age 70

Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you “Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer” goes the age-old aphorism. But scientists have now shown that it doesn’t matter how you order y

Williams Syndrome, Human Self-Domestication, and Language Evolution Introduction The evolution of modern language seemingly resulted from multiple changes in the body, the cognitive abilities, and the behavior of our ancestors. No single event can account for

Wi-Fi location affects online privacy behavior Does sitting in a coffee shop versus at home influence a person’s willingness to disclose private information online? Does the on-screen appearance of a public location’s online “terms and condit

Why you may be prone to hiring a liar, and not even know it: New research finds deception is viewed as a sign of competence in certain occupations We all say we don’t like liars. But when it comes time to negotiating a big sale, it turns out we tolerate

Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a mechanism that helps to explain how this happens. T

Why Study the History of Neuroscience? Introduction I know of very few neuroscience programs that focus on the history of neuroscience. However, all research involves the study of history, even if it is only the history of a single research topic. For example,

Why parents should teach their kids to give Financial education often stresses the importance of earning and saving, but new research suggests that one of the most valuable lessons parents can teach their children about money might be how to appropriately give